One of the most difficult adjustments has been my diet. Luckily my GP told me about the fodmap list. This a really helpful list of foods which will irritate the bowel and a list of foods that should be safe to eat. It is a diet designed for IBS sufferers. You can check it out at

http://www.ibsdiets.org/fodmap-diet/fodmap-food-list/

I wish that the hospital had told me about low fodmap foods when I was discharged back in July. It would have saved me many weeks of trial and error with my diet and reduced the amount of pain I experienced.